Call to action for music consumers

Good call to action at Due Diligence — let’s not sit around whining about the state of the music industry — let’s hasten its decay! I’ll add another point — if you must buy cds, buy them used, don’t send more money to the music companies.

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…or better yet, do what I have been doing for the last couple years. Before you resort to buying ANYTHING, go to your local library, get a library card then start reserving your mind numb at a site such as:http://www.spl.org/http://www.kcls.org/

The handy library will not only e-mail you when your loot is ready to pick up, they will deliver it to the library that is the most convenient for you! I usually borrow cd’s for an hour or 2…but the tunes seem to stay in my headphones for months???…at 128+ vbr quality? You gotta love your tax dollars at work.

But, wait, that’s not all! The libraries here in King county are flush with new arrivals. Our state attorneys have been busy earning a living with our tax dollars too. They have been busy negotiating a lawsuit settlement with the record labels for price-fixing. Read some details here:http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2004/06/07/daily18.html

I suppose technically what I am “borrowing” really is mine; I have nearly 500 CD’s I have paid for over the years! I am doing my little part to maximize this settlements sting for the record companies. Purchasing an average of 10+ CD’s a year for 15 years has turned to ZERO for the last 2 years.

The sad bottom line: 2/3’s for the CD’s I check out aren’t worth listening to more than once. This “try before you buy” is depressing at times.